Stuart,
> Are there more relevant points involved that I missed?
Concerning
> because of the growing use of technology in the US, it is thought
> that it makes the need for SignWriting obsolete. With DVD and other
> options, American deaf people will be able to use video technology to
store
> books and other information rather than resorting to print. Why waste
> resources trying to develop printed materials when we should be investing
> those resources into developing better video technology, etc.
I think you can add the following:
It's cheap for anyone to produce a computer video of himself signing
a message to be sent to someone else. No doubt about that.
The only problem: how does he edits the video if he wants to change
some part of it? For instance, to make some phrase more clear, or
to add some phrase that was missed?
How does one takes the video produced by someone else and extend it, or
modify it in any way?
So, the effort to edit a video, and the possible quality of the result
(continuity of the sign phrases, etc.), don't recomend videos as the
preferred way to produce messages that require re-elaboration.
Am I correct about that?
All the best,
Antônio Carlos
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